I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.
LARRY BIRDDon’t let winning make you soft. Don’t let losing make you quit. Don’t let your teammates down in any situation.
More Larry Bird Quotes
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Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball.
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Who in their right mind wouldn’t listen to what Larry Bird tells them? He knows what it takes to be a successful player, and he’s letting us do the things to have the success.
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First master the fundamentals.
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You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league.
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Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.
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When I go to the line I’m thinking ‘All net.’ When I don’t think that, I’m likely to miss.
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The more you win, the better you’re gonna get. It grows on itself.
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When I was a player, I didn’t expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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I wasn’t real quick, and I wasn’t real strong. Some guys will just take off and it’s like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it..
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I didn’t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals.
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I just shoot until I feel good.
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I wanted to compete at the highest level again – and that’s the NBA.
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When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
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